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E Marion. 8. O. May U.?Mr. and
Kra. Paul N. Smith. co-owner of Ika i
. Marion Telephone company, were ra t
Sported to bo in a critical condition
Sin the Marion General hospital to- <
VlWM A# wmtflfla rnAalooA In
f tempted taurder and auicMe. t
Hospital attaches Mid late today
that Smith was near death as the rei
suit of a wound Just beneath his I
" heart, said to have been self-inflict-!<
ed wtth a .23 calibre rifle. Mm. <
9- Mm. Smith was suffering from knife, i
wounds about the throat, neck and <
'SK breast. I
San Francisco, May 24?Three con I
vlcta made an unsuouee?ful attempt I
to escape from the Alc&trax Federal I
Island prison today by slugging an i
-unarmed guard.
A statement by the warden's of- <
flee aaid after slugging the - guard <
the three attempted to seize an i
armed, officer.
Washington, May 24.?Income tax i
| exemptions enjoyed by an army ofj
public officeholders can now be abol I
is lied swiftly, officials said tonight JI
after the Supreme Court unheld the' I
treasury hi two major tax cases. i
The high tribunal decided that the I
Federal government's taxing power
extends Into the pockets of those I
I f who work for the New York Port i
authority and those who p&y to see i
athletic events at State universities.
Mexico City, May 24.?Leaders or
1,000,000 Mexican workers tonight1
I considered asking President Lazaro
CuTdMia (n arm them In hnln Wrht l 1
what they termed "the faoclet rebelI
lion" in the Mate of San. Lute Potoal. 1
Washington, May 24.?Senator
Lee, Democrat of Oklahoma, proposK
ed today that Congress substitute a '
domestic allotment system for cotton
^Ein place of the acreage reduction pro 1
gram incorporated in the 1938 farm
act.
A similar proposal failed by a
narrow margin to obtain Senate approval
several months ago.
Kansas City, May 24.?The gor en^ment
drive Against 267 persona
indicted for the 1936 vote fraud scan
? dais here was carried today within 1
rf a clean docket by mass
and rapid sentences Involving
leodants.
igeburg, S. a, May 24.?A
orm unroofed buildings, uptrees.
and disrupted telephone 1
>wer service here late today.'
(tialtlea were reported , 11
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Ijriynue wstu, D. V., nn;
blowing, struggling and lashing its
powerful tall, a large sperm whale'
-was washed up on Crescent beach j
a short dlstanoe above thUr city last 1
night.
The whale which wa? still alhre(
this morning, had been shot or
wounded. Hundreds of people were
attracted to this section of the resort I
by the presence of the btg mammal.'
It was Uncovered this morning si
low tide and had been waahed up on(
the beach by the high tide during
the night.
Kershaw, 8. C., May 24.?David
Moora. five year old negro boy. ens
Instantly killed this afternoon when!
lightning entered the front door of
the tenant honae In which he was^
living on the form of Walter Osnthenj
; about three miles southwest of here.|
T^nahincr Arrtn
| Whh IRVI
A Belated One
B^ By IRVIN
IVOWN in Arkansas in the old da
with a reputation. The reputatl
schedule. Operating craws, sad pa
time-card as the work of a practical
There was a certain trswOef
spent intervals. One afternoon wi
nay-coach at his destination he hai
"Old man," he said, extending
compliments, as a slight token of i
I "What's the notion?" Inquired
"Because IS* been traveling as
is the first occasion when wa ever j
B "Mister." said the conductor, J
dear and 1% fend ef smoking. Bi
B. tew ess. |Se get to tdl yon the tn
I - "Tide ahrt today's train. This
Kings
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?State New?~
Creeniboro. May 84.?Preliminary
Lraisraikm were made today for
he trial, start In* Wednesday, of 8
legroes charged with the* murder of I
larland Mangum, 81 year old vhltf
nan. whoae body waa found in Deep
Ivor April 30.
Gastonia. May 23.?Trial of a $10.>00
auk brought by B. T. Black, foriter
tourist camp operator, against'
the Jefferson Standard Life Ingur-j
inee company was begun in superior
i-ourt here today before Judge Sam
Srvln, Jr. |
Black, seeking <to oollec* double
ndemnitv on a 15.000 noiicv nn iho
ilfe of his sot>. Pau Black, who was
tilled Id an automobile accident!
war here In January, 1937, claims'
hat the policy In question was In !
;ffect at the time of the accident.!
while the Insurance company clainls!
t had lapsed.
Concord. May 23.?Albert Wilkerion,
39 year old Kannapolts texttie
worker, was ordered held without
>ond to face a murder indictment at
the August term of Cabarrus superior
court after a coroner's inqeust
into the death of Charles Hanford
this morning.
Wllkeraon will remain In the coun
ty jail here w here he was placed Sat
urday night. May 14, on cnarges of
issault with. a deadly weapon.
Washington, N. C., May 24?Thirty
persons were treated' here, over
the week-end for food poisoning, six
teen received hospital treatment, but
were allowed to return home within
a few hours. 'Officials said the victims
reported they had eaten sandwiches
at various establishment?
here before being' seized. The dtstrl'
tnnor of the Bandwiches removed!
them from sale and sent samples to
Raleigh for analysis.
Mariop, N. C? May 24?Shots from
a loaded gun in the hands of hisnine
year old brother brought Instant
death today to Jack Dempaey*
Romlne, one year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson Romlne of Nealsvllle.
While the two children played on
their parents' bed at 6 o'clock this
morning, r?e oiaer ouy, c,ugar, iook
a loaded 12-gauge shotgun from a
honk on the wall and, by accident,
shot the younger child through the
head.
Raleigh, May 24.?Governor Hoey
ordered today that a special term of
Cumberland county superior court
convene July 4, with a grand Jury,
for the- trial of criminal cases. Judge
Luther Hamilton was ordered to pre
side during the two weeks In which
the trial of Bill Cross, alleged to
have killed a Gort Bragg forest ranS
er, is scheduled.
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Qoldaboro, May 24.?Miss Gladys
Lane, 21, was found shot to death
at the home of her brother, Virgil
Lane, in Nerw Hope township, this
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death wu ruled a suicide by Coroner
T, R. RoMnaon of GofcVboro,
B. A. SMITH, Jr., OPENS ~
GROCERY STORE
B. A. Smith, Jr., has opened up a
grocery store at 200 Walker street,
in the Moore and Oantt building. Mr.
Smith is carrying a complete tine of
grooeris and meats, and invites the
public to visit his store.
nd the World
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from Arkansas
S. COBB
yi then wu Jerk water railroad
ion waa that la oarer adhered to ha
tnms aa wall, earn# to regard the
ten who rede orer the Hoe aft frrhen
ha diaeabaifced from a amellv
lad the eondoeter. ?.
a large cigar, "accept thin, with my
gratitude,
the the other.
i thia road for twehre rearm mod thim
rat la exactly oa tim."
Ghat looks to ma like a mighty good
t t eaat take nothia' oa falaa peeithl
U yaatkldy*m train."
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KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. TH
McGhce Bound Over 1
In Child's Death
Reuben M?Shee. 18 >ear old CCC
camp Mirolb-o was bound over to aupeiktr
court under bond of $300 on
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In*, growing out if the dotth of Cb?i
Smith, 11, on the York road on May
l?th.
Myle* "Smiley" .My or,. taxi driver
who admitted be wan parked on the
left side of the road at a point where
the Motiheen car left the road and
struck Smith, got a fine of *zt> ana
the costa on a charge of wrong park?
ing and leaving highlights on. Witnesses
who testified . included
Arzie Smith, sister of the slaiu youth
Mai shall Sherbet and Willie Mlxon.
other CCC youths who were with Mc
(iheen; C. H. Shepherd, officer who
investigated the accident.
The hearing was conducted in
Shelby last Friday morning.
Brothers Drown
In Bonnie Pond
Early Friday
One of the most tragic accideiits
ever to occur in Kings Mountain was
the drowning of Cecil and M. J. Furtick.
brothers, in the Bonnie Mill
Reservoir pond here last Friday
mc riling. The horrified parents stood
by helpless on the bank.
Cecil, 17, went into the pond, in a
vain attempt to save his brother. M.
j., .Jr., 20, who waded in beyond his
depth in an attempt to drive the
family's ducks off the pond. Both
boys were ordinarily good swimmers
but were unable to swim in the
steaming hot water which runs into
the pond from the Bonnie Mill steam
plant.
Da.ght Bollinger, 18, attempled to
rescue them and was almost drown-j
ed himself as they struggled in the
water but he managed finally to
fight free of the other two boys and'
swim to shore.
M. J. Furtlck, Jr., worked in the
Bonnie Mill store He was a promt
nent participant in affairs of the Lutheran
Church, and its Luther League,
young people's organization.
<.vril worked at Cash Grocery here.
Double funeral services Were held
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
St. Matthew;* Lutheran Church- The'
pastor. Rev. L. B. Hamrm, officiated.
Buria was in Mountain Rest cemetery
here.
Surviving besides the parents are
two sisters. Lois and Carol, and a
brother, CorvinRevival
Meeting At
Penley's Chapel
On Sunday evening. May 29, at
7:45, the Rev. Moody L. Chappell of
Lansing, N. C., will assist the pastor
of Penleys Chapel in a revival meeting.
Many will recall the meeting of
last year and the splendid services
which resulted in a large number of
conversions, and proved1 to be a bless.
ing to so many people. Rev. Chappell
has had quite a bit of experience
both as a pastor and as evangelist
He has preached many years In this
State, conducting successful revivals
In which many souls have found
Christ and gone or their way rejoicing
In the Saviours iove, and their
new found Joy and peace. Rev| Chap
pell has done considerable evangelistic
work In the Baltimore Confer
ence, and we are fortunate to have
his servioe, and hear him bring pow
enful messages from Ood's Word
which grippe the very soul and
makes one to deallie the presence of
Ood. The public Is invited to attend
this meeting, so oome and bring
your friends.
C. J. Wins low, Pastor
Kelly Dixon, a Dayman.
Car Stolen And Recovered
Twice In Two Weeks
W fl Tvnrarv nf flhalbv uwun.
panted by Sheriff Raymond Cllne
passed through Kings Mountain yesterday
afternoon on their why to
Oaetonla to recover the oar of Mr.
Lowery which whs stolen several
days ago.
This Is the second time within two
weeks that the bowery car has beta
stolen. The fhwt time the ear was
stolen it wss fonsd abandoned near
Kings Mountain.
MEN'S CLUB MR ITS
TjONIQHT
The Men's Clnb will meet this evening
at 7:00 P. M. at this Woman's
Club House. with Messrs Hsyne
Blacksner and Jos Thomson In
charge of the program.
Mr. P. 8. Randolph of Raleigh,
who Is N. C. State Project Supervisor
of N. T. A. will be the speaker
Mrs. Pansy B. Petaer of Shelby.
County N T. A. Supervisor will attend
the mooting.
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Poppy Day In
King* Mountain
Sjitmday ? 1
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flat or lav. May 20th. was proclaimed
"Hippy Day" In Kings Mountain
in a proclamation issued by Mayor
J. E. Hern don. The proclamation j
urges all cititen to honor the World!
War dead and aid the war's living
victim* by wearing the American L.e
glon and Auyillary memorial poppy
that day. The proclamation reads:
"Wh-rcas. in the World War of
1917-1918 the young men ot Kings
Mountain gave their service to the
defense of the United States in an
exalted spirit of patriotism ana some
were called upon to sacrifice their
lives in that service:.
"Whereas, many others were called
upon to sacrifice health and
strength, wHth resulting suffering
and hardships to themselves and
families which continue to this day
''Whereas, the memory of these p.i
trlotlc sacrifices should ever be kept
fresh in the mind3 of patriotic clti-i
xens. while fullest aid should be extended
to those still within the reach
of human aid:
"And. Whereas, the wearing of the
Memorial Poppy both honors the
dead and aids the disabled' and dependents:
"Therefore, I.- J. E. Herndon, May-!
or of the City of. Kings Mountain,!
do hereby proclaim Saturday, May
28th, Poppy Day* in the City of Kings
Mountain, and urge all citizens to
observe the day by wearing '' the
Amerlcon Legion and American Legion.
Auxiliary Memorial Poppy."
Flamed Damage
OTarreH Home
Fire which Inflicted damages of.
approximately $2,500 occurred in the
residence of Captain O. C. O'Farrell
here %x noon Saturday.
The blaze began from a spark On'
i the roof, Fire Chief King said and
exdtpt for quick work by . the depart
ment would have resulted in a total
loss. i
Mrs. O'Farrell was ill In bed. butj
neighbors and friends were able to
remove her witrout injury. Captaiil j
' O'Farrell is conductor on the South j
| em railway from 9allsburv to Atlnn
ta and waa away on his run4rt the
time of the fire. The loss waa partial
ly covered by insurance.
The badly damaged' roof was covered
temporarily Saturday afternoon |
and permanent repairs were begun!
I the first of the week.
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Soft Ball League
Rules Adopted
Rules for the Kings Mountain
i Soft Ball League were adopted at a
meeting hekf Tuesday night at ths
Mergence Club House. President o
the League Haywood E. Lynch, presided
at thp meeting with Paul Maun
ey acting a? SecretaryTeam
managers were named as
follow*: Orover, Crisp; Margrace,
Moss; Paulino, Fulkeraon; Stag.
Finger; Postofflce, Bryan Hord;
Mauney, Aubrey Mauney.
The flrat game of the league series
will be played June 1st. Throe games
will be nlayed each week, on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Games are to t>e played at
6:00 P. M. .
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Will Rogers9
Humorous Story
By WILL ROGERS
' WR? was a Scotchman that
had a boy coin* to school, and
the boy didn't ao very well in his
studies. 80 the principal suggested
to all the parents that they might
make their ldds study harder by
giving them money prises for be
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<B| near the top of their dan mry
month. Sandy agreed to offer hla
hid a dime every month that he
would he first.
Of coarse Malcolm get to worh
and shewed the old man what wae
in him, and for three months he
landed at the teg of the dass. Then
he same around to collect from
hfh dad.
"Verm gold." says the dad. Ta
nae saying 1 amt proud of ye, Mal>
colm. bat I say ywa bsst ga canny
on the study a while. Sock study
is She to rem a sturdy lad."
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The Man Wu
W. A. Ridenhour
The picture at the aellknown
Kings Mountain t-Uiseu published In
the lust issue uf The Herald wag W.
ii ><i in i mail
atiK ubnost continually ill oay
Thursday with people catling to
identify the pUture. Most of those
wno vilt'-d were r'ght Itj their tacnilflvatlon.
but several named other
than the right man. Of those, who did
not guess correctly, tnogr thought
he picture waa A. E. Cllne or D.
Baker. One identification avis recelv'
ed Sunday from former residents
who now live in Pageland. S. C. Ano
ther one tame by long distance tele
phone from Orover.
Mr. George Hord, got the Herald
Editor out of bed early > Thursday
morning, and was the fir?t to identl-.
fy the picture and was declared the
winner of'the year's subscription.
Cherokee Band Made
History 100 Years Ago
Raleigh. May 23?To the Indians
on file Cherokee reservation in western
North Carolina this week marks
the anniversary of a mass exile.
One hundred years ago this week
? there is some question as to tne
exact date ? Federal soldiers march
ed oti Chcrokees living in the. nvoun
tains from Pennsylvania to Georgia
and Alabama and forcM them to migrate
to Oklahoma.
In most oases, the red men were
headed into stockades and escorted
on the journey as prisoners.
An old Indian saw a soldier prod
his squaw with a bayonet because
she could "not walk fast enough, the
hiistory books say. He called for oth
er Indians to help him, and a group
attacked the - soldiers and esc/\ped,
leaving a dead guard In Its wake.
The group formed the nucleus of a
band led by Chief Utsala, which de
fied the exile order. Other escapers
joined the band, which grew Into 1,000
warriors.
, tJeneral Winfield Scott finally agreed
to allow Utsala's band to .remain
on the land If tney would surrender
the men responsible for the
guard's death. Uteala agreed and the
offenders were put to ueath.
The remainder of Utsiila's men
bought land In western North Carol(nn
TlUale aaenn nnu> haua
>iu?, . , 4||wit u kvuwii wh) uvn v
their cflpltol at Cberokeen, in Swalu
county.
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Piano Recital
Miss Virginia Parsons will present
her" pupils in a recital Thursday even
ing. May 26,. at 8:15 o'clock in tne
Centra! School auditorium. The pub
lie is qordlally. invited.
The following pupils will take part
on the program: Peggy Baker, Helen
Faye Cash, Beuy Knox Davis, Eugene
Falls. Jeanne Griffin, James
Herndon, Dorothy Hoke, Mary Helen
Herd. Mary Beth Hord, RUth Hughes
Betty Howard, Miles and Ernest
Mauney, Nell Mauney, Alice Betty
MUurey, JeaneUe Mabry, JuanitaTMc
Swain, Betty Patrick, Clara Plonk,
Phyllis Patterson, Dorl'e Phlfer,
Mary Julia Pollock, B. S. Pdeler, Jr.
Helen Patterson, Beulah Rhea, Mar
l Jorie Rhea, Melva SeUlemyre, ^vig
Male Warlick. B. T. Wright, BrnoI
gene Bridges, Martha MoClain, * Ra.
chael MoClain.
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Sunrise Dairy Opens
Ice Cream Store
The Sunrtse t)*lry opened here
' last week next door to the Dixie
' Theatre on Railroad avenue, a modern
ice cream atore that will feature
Sunrlge Ice Cream. The new store 1s
spick and span and le as clean aa can
be. The management extends cordial
invitation to the citizen of Kings
Mountain to visit their new place
here.
Mr. L. A. Wolfe, manager, pointed
out that Sunrise Ice Cream is made
from Grade 'A' Pasteurized milk and
pure cream flavored with pure, fruits
and flavors. Only the best that can
be bought is used according to Man
ager Wolfe.
Vacation Bible School
The Vacation Bible School at Boy
ce Memorial Church will open Frl
I day, June 3rd, at 8.30. Reglatratloi
and classification will be completed
this aay la order tnat the work ma]
begin on Monday. The school Is nnd
er the direction of Mrs. J. B. Oambli
and Mlae Mary Frances Hord. I
will does Wednesday, June 14th, It
time tor the Junior-Intermediate Ooi
ference at Boncterken.
Any child, not connected with i
church sponsoring a Vacation Bib!
School, Is Invited to take adrantag
of thU training and teaching mtafc
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UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mra. Cart DavMeon Is a patient I
the Presbyterian Hoepltal, Chartott.
where she underwent a major open
tk? Wedheaday morning.
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FIVE CENTS FIN COPT
Grade Crossing
Removal Survey
No tr Finished
1 T1
Aoccrding lo II b. Nui ll, division* .19
nl engineer of the highway ofltce in
Shelby, the survey for the elimination
of the grade crossing In King* fl
Mountain has been completed and
sent to hulelgh for estimates on cost
and construction.
'Ilie survey would eliminate the
dangerous crooning in the center of
Kings Mountain by routing Highways
No. 74 and No. ii!?, to the south
east .ir.il south of the present routes
but most ithiu the city limits.
> T|ie .. w route wculd cross the
main line, double track Southern rail
way via alt underpass.
The underpass will be located on ?
the Groyer road about 50u feet beyond
the city limit at the old Farrlg
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The survey calls for the construeticn
of approximately 8.2 miles of
! new concrete highway In routing the
! national highways 74 and 29 through
| the town to the corporation limits."
i Of 'his amount about 2.2 miles will
I be within the corporate limits.
I ' r
Ccsi of the entire project la uni
known, but it was learned the Feder
( a I government will share in the cross
i ing-ellminatlon work, especially the
underpass. ,, M
The Business Men's club of Kings
Mountain has mined J. B. Thomasson.
1. Grady Patterson and L>. Arnold
Riser as a committee to conier
'with.the Town Council In seeking
the best Interests of the town.
Special Service At
1 Central Methodist
Church
!
Members of Central Meithodist
Church met Tuesday night to cele^.
l-rate the 20(Hh anniversary of the
heart-worming experience of John
Wesley, orn Aldersgate street In London,
which Is regarded as the starting
point of the Methodist Church.
The service began at eight o'clock
and concluded with special prayer
1 at 8:43, the exact moment which
is recorded Journal, that
the expericMMI^S to him on the
date. May 24. 1738.
The pastor. Rev. E. W. Fox, read
from the Journal of Wesley an ac
count of his heart warming experience
as he listened to the reading of
Luther's preface to the Epistle to
' the Ronnns.
| The meeting featured the singing
' of some of the choice hymns of Char
' Ips Wesley, brother cf John Wesley.
Similar services were held at the
same hour In Methodist churches all ,
over the world.
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Preventable Accidents
On Decrease
Raleigh. May 24.?There were 423
i deaths from preventable accidents In . |
J Ncrtih Carolina the first four months
' of 1938, as compared^ with 486 the cor
! responding period of 1937, a decrease
of 63. according to figures released
by Dr. R. T. Stlmpson, director of
the Division of Vital Statistics of the
State Board of Health Automobile
fatalities led, with a decline of 40,
the report reveals.
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A decrease of 133 ts suown in aea
ths of Infants under a year old,
while maternal deaths up to May 1
registered an Increase of 13. There
was a sharp decline In the number of
1!vcg taken by Influenza, the total so
far this year being only,304, as com- *
pared with 635 1n 1937, a drop of 331
] Tuberculosis victims ;were 60 lees,
i while fatalities from pneumonia felt
off 169. the 1938 total, go far, being
,1,336, as compared with 1605 the
1 flrgt four months of 1937.
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(Opinions Expressed In This Column
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f The Congressional scene this week
- is not unlike a etnall boy anxloua to
s get out and play ball and wHing to
t: concede almost anything to speed up
his chore*.
a TThe legist*torn are anxious to get
home to feel the pulse in the graes
? roots but eadene hare firmly laid
down the ultimatum that must bills
must be ground through the legislate
tlve mill before there is any cam
paligning at home.
The Oongreegmen are doubtful about
the whcle thing. The leaders,
however, Insist te wage-hour and
a spending agree programs are the
?. "people's mandate." Although rata*
t- tang to aocept this word, (he urn(Oonttn'd
on Mltortal gag*)